Coupling-pocket.



G. G. FLOYD.

COUPLING POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.H, 191s.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

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GEORGE G. FLOYD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. V

COUPLING-POCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2a, 1916.

Application filed August 11, 1915. Serial No. 44,851.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE G. FLOYD, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coupling-Pockets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to a coupler pocket for use in attaching couplers to the end sills of locomotive tenders and cars of like nature.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved form of pocket having a separable supporting shelf capable of reversal.

A further object is to provide means whereby the shelf is retained in position in the pocket without the use of bolts.

A still further object being to provide a shelf adapted to be held in position in the pocket by the pin whichholds the coupler shank in position therein.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the coupler pocket and shelf constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing in addition, by dotted lines, the relation of the coupler shank and pin; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is an end view of the shelf.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be observed that the pocket has a Web or plate 10 whereby the pocket is fastened to the end sill or other portion of the car. Extending from one side of plate 10 is a pocket having laterally diverging side walls 11, top and bottom walls 12 and 13 respectively having apertures 14 and 15 therein. In the inner end of the pocket and extending into the web 10 are arcuate recesses 16 and 17 at the top and bottom of the pocket, as shown best in Figs. 2 and 3. The parts as described above are in an integral casting.

The shelf by means of which the coupler is supported consists of a flat portion 18 and a vertically offset portion 19, the planes of portions 18 and 19 being parallel. This formation provides a shoulder 20. \Vhen the shelf is inserted in the coupler pocket the shoulder 20 abuts against the bottom wall 13 of the pocket. The inner end of flat portion 18 is adapted to extend into the recess 17 whereby vertical movement of the shelf is prevented. Extending upwardly from portions 18 and 19 are sides 21 and 22 which serve as guides for the coupler shank and also as strengthening webs for the shelf. An aperture 23 is provided in flat portion 18 and adapted to register with apertures 14 and 15 in the pocket. Extending across and underneath the front of the offset 19 is a rib 24.- which serves also as a strengthener.

In Fig. 2 the dotted lines show the rear end of a coupler shank as inserted in the coupler pocket and supported on offset 19. The tendency of the coupler is to bear against offset 19, thereby raising the inner end of the shelf. By providing the recess 17 I avoid the tilting of the shelf. Also shown by dotted lines is a pin extending through the apertures 1e, 23 and 15, and through the coupler shank, thus holding the several members in position. The pin may be retained by means of a key, as shown by dotted lines. The construction of the pocket is duplicated at its upper portion so that it may be reversed on the end sill. The shelf may be inserted with facility in either positlon.

As shown, the load is carried on the shelf without the need of bolts or like fasteners, the shelf being retained in vertical position by interlocking engagement with the pocket casting.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a coupler pocket, a supporting member projecting forwardly from and acting as an extension of said pocket and adapted for interlocking engagement therewith, and a pin adapted to be passed through said pocket, a coupler shank and said supporting member, whereby the supporting member is held against displacement, substantially as described.

2. In a deviceof the class described, the combination of a coupler pocket formed as a casting and having a recess at the rear of the coupler-shank-receiving cavity, a shelf, the inner end of which is adapted to be accommodated within said recess, and a pin passing through said pocket and said shelf, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a coupler pocket, a coupler supporting shelf fitted into and interlocking with said pocket, and a coupler pivot pin engaging said shelf and preventing removal thereof through the mouth of the pocket, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a coupler pocket having recesses, a shelf having a flat bearing portion and provided with side Walls and adapted to be inserted in said pocket and to engage one of said recesses, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a coupler pocket and a shelf of Aug, .1915.

GEORGE G. FLOYD. Witnesses:

WM. EPPELE, J. MAUSAN T.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissionereof Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

